In the memory of a paragon of love for others, who reached out and shared Judaism as part of that love. Reb Dovid was a person who believed in the ideal of leaving no one behind, and who lived for that ideal. If we are to learn from R’ Dovid, it would have to be first and foremost his attribute of Ahavas Chinam, free and boundless love for others, that we emulate. Spreading knowledge of our great legacy should be merely one facet of that desire to help.

There is a world of difference between lashon hora, evil gossip, and constructive criticism. First and foremost, criticism can help us to improve. In this week's reading, Moshe is warned that he spoke badly of Israel -- he said that they will not believe him, and this...

Yaakov blesses all of his sons before he dies. But before this, Yosef takes his sons Ephraim and Menashe to see their grandfather, who gives them a special blessing -- first and foremost, by elevating them to have the same status as his own children. Throughout the...

If there is one lesson to be learned from this week's reading and those of the past few weeks, said Rav Asher Rubenstein zt"l, it is that G-d runs the world, and He has a Plan. We can either follow the plan, or we can fight the plan, but it's going to happen anyways....

Lighting the Menorah each night after dark, seeing the children's excitement for this beautiful Mitzvah, and singing Hallel, the festival prayer of gratitude, praise, and hope each morning for 8 days, is a reservoir of inspiration that it would be a shame to waste....

I was once driving with my wife, way back in the pre-GPS days when you actually had to remember directions. She was driving, and approached a T in the road with her left-turn signal on. "Wait!" I said. "Not left, definitely not left!" We arrived at the intersection,...